About Chemstations

Chemstations has served the chemical engineering community for 30 years, delivering adaptive process simulation technology called CHEMCAD. To this day, we remain committed to providing tools that help advance the field through a dynamic and novel approach.

Our Story

Our Story

The founding of Chemstations dates back over 40 years. Nathan Massey, our former president and CEO, and Dr. Mingder Lu, senior vice president and CTO, started the company in 1988. To build their leadership team, they sought out like-minded people and shared the Chemstations vision.

CHEMCAD's roots, however, can be traced back to 1968. The origin from which CHEMCAD was built - CHESS (Chemical Engineering Simulation System) - was developed by Dr. Rudy Motard and Dr. Ernest Henley at the University of Houston with a grant from the U.S. Navy.

CHESS was ported to the personal computer (PC) in 1983 and became MicroCHESS, until two years later when it was renamed CHEMCAD. We purchased the rights to CHEMCAD after Nathan Massey and Dr. Mingder Lu founded our company.

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Meet Chemstations

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  • Chemstations Leadership

    Steve Brown
    President, CEO and COO

    Mr. Brown holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Houston and an MBA from the University of Texas – Austin. He joined Chemstations in 1993 as a Technical Support Engineer and moved into the sales division in 1995. Steve led and managed growth, first within North America and later for the entire global direct and channel operation. He is now responsible for all of the day-to-day operations of Chemstations’ business. He is a member of AIChE.

     

    Dr. Mingder Lu
    Senior Vice President and CTO

    Dr. Lu holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from the National Taiwan University and an MS and PhD in Chemical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis. He held various technical positions at COADE Engineering Software, John Brown Engineering Company, and Sunny Engineering before joining Chemstations as the head of software development. He is known in the industry as one of the world’s premier experts in chemical process simulation. His responsibilities include supervising the CHEMCAD architecture and development strategy. He is a member of AIChE.


  • David Hill
    Manager of Technical Support

    Mr. Hill holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Houston and an MBA from Rice University. He joined Chemstations in 1997 as an intern and then moved into the technical support division. David has provided technical support to hundreds of customers and has delivered training in several countries. His responsibilities include managing operations of the technical support group, providing technical expertise to distributors, and representing Chemstations at technical forums and trade shows. He is a member of AIChE.

     

    Aaron Herrick
    Manager of Development

    Aaron holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Houston. Aaron worked for two years at Wright Killen and Associates developing refinery profitability, scheduling, and laboratory information software before joining Chemstations in 1995. After more than a decade in technical support, Aaron began working with the development team in 2006. He is a member of AIChE.

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